Taxonomic Details for Chaetopsis apicalis
  
    
      | Systematic Resumé: | 
      
        | Kingdom | Animalia |  
        | Subkingdom | Bilateria |  
        | Infrakingdom | Protostomia |  
        | Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |  
        | Phylum | Arthropoda |  
        | Subphylum | Hexapoda |  
        | Class | Insecta |  
        | Subclass | Pterygota |  
        | Infraclass | Neoptera |  
        | Superorder | Holometabola |  
        | Order | Diptera |  
        | Suborder | Brachycera |  
        | Infraorder | Muscomorpha |  
        | Family | Otitidae |  
        | Subfamily | Ulidiinae |  
        | Genus | Chaetopsis |  
        | Species | Chaetopsis apicalis |  
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      | Authority: | 
      Johnson, 1900 | 
     
    
      | ITIS TSN: | 
      142306   (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) | 
     
    
      | Habitats: | 
      Habitat Type: Marsh, Salinity Zone: Marine | 
     
    
      | GCE Contact: | 
      Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas | 
     
   
 
  
        Chaetopsis apicalis fly. Larvae are stem borers feeding on Spartina alterniflora. Photo by Shanze Li. 
  
        Chaetopsis apicalis adult. Photo by Shanze Li. 
  
        Chaetopsis apicalis larvae, removed from interior of Spartina alterniflora stem. Photo by Shanze Li. 
  
        Chaetopsis apicalis pupa, removed from Spartina alterniflora stem. Photo by Shanze Li. 
 
    
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